Biotic Baking Brigade
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The Biotic Baking Brigade is a loosely connected group<ref> Template:Cite web </ref> of activists famous for throwing pies in the faces of such figures as Bill Gates, San Francisco mayors Willie Brown<ref> Template:Cite news </ref> and Gavin Newsom,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> anti-gay preacher Fred Phelps, economist Milton Friedman, Swedish King Carl Gustaf, former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, conservative journalist William F. Buckley, right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, former WTO head Renato Ruggiero, and Ann Coulter, among others.Template:Citation needed
The group espouses a left-wing philosophy, with members also active in ecology, social justice, gay rights, animal rights, anarchist and feminist movements, with connections to groups like Earth First!, Food Not Bombs, and ACT UP.<ref name="NYT"> Template:Cite news </ref> It opposes corporate neoliberalism as well as any institution or individual who commits "crimes against people and the land."Template:Citation needed
Concerning the group, popular activist Jim Hightower has stated "The BBB's pies are the Boston Tea Party of our modern day, sending a serious message softly to the corporate oligarchy."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Jello Biafra has similarly asked, "Is well placed humor one of the best protest tactics there is? The proof is in the pudding! Or should I sayTemplate:Spaced ndashpie cream."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Members have been tried for battery and assault as a result of their pieing.<ref name=NYT/>